The Etcher's Studio.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1997. Hardcover. Wide 8vo. Glossy pictorial paper over boards, pictorial dust jacket. 32pp. Numerous color illustrations. Fine/near fine. Item #41255
ISBN: 0395797543
A tight and nice first edition of this delightful juvenile tale of a grandson helping his grandfather to prepare etchings, giving a fascinating how-to in the process -- and all illustrated with Geisert's superb color etchings. Boldly signed and inscribed by the author/illustrator in black ballpoint on the title page: "To Walter & Barbara / Arthur Geisert / 5/3/97." "Walter" is Walter F. Petersen (1920-2007), noted educator and long-time president of the University of Dubuque -- his ownership signature appears on the front flyleaf.
Price: $35.00